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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Maxine Thompson, author of L.A. Blues 2

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Maxine Thompson, author of L.A. Blues 2
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Running her private detective agency, staying off the sauce, and coming to the rescue of her trouble-prone family members keeps former LAPD cop Zipporah “Z” Saldano very busy. And now, just as she’s on the verge of tracking down the notorious serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper—and just as things are getting hot and heavy with hard-bodied detective Romero Gonzalez—word comes that Z’s brother, Mayhem, has been kidnapped.

The name should be a dead giveaway, but Z is shocked when the feds inform her of Mayhem’s long rap sheet and his new role as a snitch, which seriously threatens to shorten his life span. Shuttling between L.A. and Brazil, Z desperately tries to free her brother, but what she learns will shake her to the core.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write L.A. Blues 2?

Maxine Thompson: L.A. Blues 2 is the sequel to L.A. Blues, which came out on 7-1-11. In L.A. Blues, my theme is a question, which drove the plot Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Maxine Thompson, author of L.A. Blues 2 →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Briana Scott and Carl H. Thompson, author of Jasmine Absolute

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Briana Scott and Carl H. Thompson, author of Jasmine Absolute
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Jasmine Griffin believes she has it all: a loving and supportive group of friends, a blossoming career at one of Atlanta’s most prestigious ad agencies and a passionate relationship with her boyfriend of nine years, Kahlil. She is hopeful that she might finally have a shot at realizing her dream: to open a community center to honor her slain younger brother.

Everything is looking up for her. Until… An uncle whom Jasmine barely remembers moves in after a near-fatal heart attack. Plus, a stunning betrayal costs her her job. In desperation, she falls prey to the one thing that everyone thought her mother’s death would have taught her to avoid forever: a drug addiction – in this case, meth.

As she slips farther into the abyss, she realizes that fighting her way back will be a lot harder than she ever thought possible. What results is a thought-provoking, sometimes-funny, sometimes-tragic journey to Hell and back, examining issues of pride, economic hardship, drugs, violence, inner turmoil, love, loyalty, and most of all, what it means—and takes—to find one’s true self.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Jasmine Absolute?

Briana Scott and Carl H. Thompson: When we first met four years ago and started talking about writing. We bonded over the idea of how one Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Briana Scott and Carl H. Thompson, author of Jasmine Absolute →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kiniesha Gayle, author of King of Spades

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Kiniesha Gayle, author of King of Spades
(KG Publishing)

King of Spades is a gripping tale of one man’s struggle to break away from his sordid past and a mysterious woman’s search for justice which lands everyone in her path on deadly grounds.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write King of Spades?

Kiniesha Gayle: Well, my inspiration for writing books wasn’t formed until one day I was sitting in Cross County Mall in Yonkers, NY, reading B-More Careful while waiting to start my shift at Macy’s. While reading the book, Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kiniesha Gayle, author of King of Spades →